Clyde Haulman Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment

A letter from Peter Atwater '83

When I arrived at William and Mary, I thought I
was going to be a physics major, but like all students I needed to take a
couple of courses in the social sciences to meet W&M's requirements for
graduation. While I had no background in economics, the topic interested me, so
I signed up for Econ 101.

And I loved it. So much so that by the end of my
freshman year I knew I'd be an econ major. From William and Mary, I went on to
work in the banking industry for almost 25 years and today I run my own
consulting business, Financial Insyghts, where interestingly enough, my honors
thesis on the formation of European Monetary System has recently coming in
quite handy.

None of this would have happened without Clyde.
And I know I am not alone in having a story like this. Having taught thousands
of students over the course of his career, Clyde impacted a lot of William and
Mary alumni, and not just econ grads.

Even though Clyde is retiring, my wife Janet and
I decided late last year that we wanted Clyde's impact on William and Mary
students to continue, so we started a scholarship in his name. It was our way
to say thank you to an amazing teacher, mentor and friend.

Next year, while Clyde won't be on campus, the
Clyde Haulman Scholarship recipient will be. And wouldn't it be cool if there
were two, three or even six of them?

Here's your chance to make that happen. As a way
of letting Clyde know that he made a difference in your life, I hope you will
join me in making a difference in the lives of William and Mary students for
generations to come by contributing to the Clyde Haulman Scholarship.

You can contribute to the Haulman Fund online
now with your credit card, using the College's secure web server. The
contribution form will be pre-selected to direct your gift to the
Clyde Haulman Scholarship Fund, allocation #3459.